This is an excellent book that I used as a devotional. It is a compilation of John Wesley's reflections on the subject of entire sanctification from the years 1722-1777. Christian perfection or entire sanctification is loving God with all of your heart soul, mind, and strength and loving your neighb ...more
A really good explanation of the much misunderstood concept of Christian Perfection and Entire Sanctification. While most people criticize the ideas, it's hard to argue with Wesley's analysis of growth in love and the holiness it results in. He never argues for sinless perfection, he argues for a li ...more
Methodism teaches that you should strive for perfection. This is a very controversial goal, even among Christians. Whenever a belief is expressed that perfection can be attained in this world, someone immediately shouts down the person who expressed the belief with a trite rejection: "Nobody's perfe ...more
Wesley lays out his argument for Christian perfection, explaining what it is and what it is not. Responding to critics, he argues it is not an absolute perfection (it does not mean the Christian knows everything God knows). It also does not mean no more growth is possible, the Christian continues to ...more
"A Plain Account of Christian Perfection" is not as plain as it would seem. I found John Wesley (whom I greatly admire) to be defensive throughout the book, as opponents of his sharply spoke out against his doctrine of Christian perfection. Just what is Christian perfection exactly? Some have said t ...more
like the title says, this book lays out the ideas surrounding living in perfection in this life. while the author shies away from the term "sinless living," it's what he means.
he does allow that someone who found their way into christian perfection would still be subject to making mistakes.
Enjoyed reading John Wesley's own views regarding holiness and sanctification. I'm not clear on whether Wesley held to his views as a second work of grace. I feel he implies this in his work but not as clearly as I would like. This is must reading for Arminians and especially those who are Wesleyans ...more
While I don't agree with everything in this book, I do agree with Wesley's treatment of the main subject matter of "Christian Perfection". I concluded that the main reason people ridicule Wesley's teaching is that they define perfection differently. As Wesley wrote, "[Perfection] ...must be disguise ...more
It kind of kills me, as a Wesleyan, to give one of JW's prominent works only two stars, but hear me out. This is more of a "Greatest Hits of Perfectionism" compilation than anything else, and to be honest I liked the original albums better. Wesley is in conversation with several overlapping critics ...more